Baling-press.



L. TRABUE.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5, 1911.

Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

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L.- TRABUE.

BALING PRESS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5, 1911.

Patented Jan.9,1912.

LUTHER TRABUE, OF GIRARD, ILLINOIS.

BAIIING-PBESS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9,1912.

Application filed September 5, 1911. Serial No. 647,756.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER TRABUE, a citizen of the United States,residing at G1- rard, Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in BZL-llIlg-PIGSSGS, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, such as'will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to baling presses, and particularly to theblockdropp ng mechanisms used in baling presses for introducing thedivision blocks 1nto the baling chamber. v

One object of my invention is to prov de a baling press having ablock-dropp ng mechanism of novel construction that comprises ablock-holder which lies in an 1nclined position at the rear of thehopper when in receiving position, thereby producing a relatively largehopper into which the material can be fed or thrown easily.

Another object is to provide a block-dropping mechanism consisting of aswinging or oscillating block-holder and an operatlng means for saidblock-holder which is so designed that the holder will be moved from aninclined position into a truly vertlcal position during the operation ofintroducingthe division block into the. baling chamber. And stillanother object is to provide delivering position.

a block-dropping mechanism of the construction above-described which isso designed that a block cannot be introduced into the block-holder whensaid holder is in Other objects and desirable features of my inventionwill be hereinafter pointed out.

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a baling press constructed inaccordance with my invention showing the block-holder arranged inreceiving position; Fig. 2 is an end ,elevatio-nal view looking from therighthand end of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side elevational view showing theholder in delivering posltion; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of theguide which governs the movement of the links that carry theblock-holder.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate the preferred form of myinvention, A designates the plunger or compressing member of a balingpress which reciprocates back and forth in a baling chamber B, and Odesignates a hopper arranged above the baling chamber so as to receivethe hay or material which is forced downwardly into beater D beingprovided with a forwardly projecting arm cl that engages the block w incase said block sticks in the block-holder and thus fails to drop out ofsame when the block-holder arrives in delivering position.

The means for moving the block-holder fro-m receiving position intodelivering position and for restoring said block-holder back. intoreceiving position preferably cons1sts of a pair of levers or arms 1pivotally connected at their lower ends to brackets 2 links 3 arepivotally connected at 3 to the lower end of the block-holder and arepivotally connected at 3 to the operating levers 1 and said links areprovided intermediate their ends with curved or offset portions 3. Thefront end of the link 4 is pivotally connected at 4* to the upper end ofthe blockholder E and the rear end of said link 4 is pivotally connectedat 49 to the cross-piece of a yoke 5 which ties the operating levers 1together. A platform 6 which is arranged on the top wall of the balingchamber at the rear side of the opening through which the material isintroduced into the baling chamber forms a support for the lower end ofthe division block 00 while the block-holder is moving from itsreceiving position, shown in Fig. 1, into its delivering position, shownin Fig. 3, the block being discharged from said holder as soon as theblock moves off the platform 6. I prefer to provide the top face of saidplatform with a wear plate 6 on which the lower end of the divisionblock slides, and if desired, the rear end of said platform maybeprovided with a stop plate 6' against which the operatin levers 1 hearwhen said levers are moved forwardly, as shown in-Fig. 3,'the rear endof the platform 6 thus acting as a stop to limit the forward movementofthe operating levers. The links 3 and 4: are so prop'or tioned anddesigned that the block-holder E crating levers 1 are drawn back orarranged ting a division block w to be introduced into in the positionshown in Fig. 1, thus permitthe upper end of the block-holder. The links3 are'longer than the link 4, andguides 7 are provided for holding thelinks 3 in such a position that the lower end of the blockholder E willbe held spaced away from the' top face of the platform 6 when theblockholder is moving from receiving osition into delivering position,the guides being preferably mounted on a plate 8 arranged transverselyof the platform 6 and provided with upwardly projecting members 9 thatembrace the links 3 and thus prevent the block-holder from movinglaterally out of a straight line when it is moving from receivingposition into delivering posit-ion or vice versa.

The lower edges of the links 3 restupon the upper, ends of the guides 7,the upper ends of said guides being rounded, as shown in Fig. 4, andwhen the operating arms '1 are moved forwardly the links 3 rideforwardly over said guides and swing down- -wardly when the curved or.offset portions 3 of said links reach the guides 7, the offset portionsof said links and the guides 7 being so arranged with relation to eachother and with relation to the end of the platform 6 that theblock-holder E will drop downwardly after the lower end of the divisionI block has passed off the platform 6. When the operating arms 1 aredrawn back or restored to normal position the curved or offset portions3 of the links 3 ride upwardly over the guides 7 and thus prevent thelower end of the block-holder from striking against the front end of theplatform 6 or from dragging over said platform when the block-holder isbeing restored to receiving position.

One advantage of a baling press of the construction above-described isthat the hopper C has a relatively wide opening which permits thematerial to be fed to the press easily and in large quantities, thisbeing due to the fact that the block-holder E which forms therearwall ofthe hopper is arranged in an inclined position at the time the materialis being pitched into the Q5 hopper. Another advantage of such a balingpress is that the block-dropping mechanism is easy to operate and notliable to get out of order; and still another very de-' sirable featureof such a press is that the block-holder is arranged in a truly verticalposition at the time the division block is discharged therefrom, therebyeliminating all 7 possibility of the block tilting or being dischargedinto the baling chamber inan i11- clined position. The platform 6 whichsupports the lower end of the division block prevents'said block fromdropping out of the holder before the holder has reached its deliveringposition.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. A block-dropping mechanism for baling presses comprising ablock-holder, an operating lever, a link pivotally connected to'saidblock-holder and pivotally connected to said lever, a guide with whichsaid link cooperates, and an independent link piV- otally connected tosaid lever and blockholder for causing said block-holder to turn from aninclined into a vertical position when it is moving into deliveringposition.

2. A block-dropping mechanism for baling presses comprising ablock-holder, an

operating lever, a link pivotally connected to said holder and lever andprovided with j a' curved surface intermediate its ends, a guidecooperating with said link, and an independent connection between saidblock.- holder and lever which causes said holder to turn from aninclined into a vertical position when it is moving intodeliveringposition.

3..A block-dropping mechanism for baling presses comprising ablock-holder, an

support arranged under said holder forsupclined into a vertical positionwhen it is 1 moving into delivering position, and means cooperating withone of said llnks for holding the lower end of the block-holder above,

said support.

5. A block-dropping mechanismfor baling presses comprising ablock-holder, an

to said lever and to one end of said blockholder, and a shorter linkpivotally connected to said lever and to the opposite end of saidblock-holder. a

6. 'A block-dropping mechanism for baling presses comprising ablock-holder, an

operating lever, a link pivotally connected 11 5 operating lever, a linkpivotally connected to said lever and to one end of said bloc-k- Aholder, .a shorter link pivotally connected to said lever and to theopposite end of said block-holder, a support for the lower end of thesaid. block in said .block-holder,and

means cooperating with one of said links for 1-12 holding saidblock-holder above said.sup

port when it is being moved to and from delivering position.

7. In a baling press, a block-holder, a support arranged adjacent thefeed opening of the baling chamber for supporting the lower end of theblock in said holder, an operating lever, means arranged between saidlever and block-holder for turning theblockholder from an inclined intoa vertical position and moving it toward the feed opening of the balingchamber when the operating lever is moved in one direction, and meansfor causing the block-holder to move downwardly when it passes one endof said support.

8. A block-dropping mechanism for baling presses comprising ablock-holder, an operating lever, a support that is adapted to beengaged by the lower end of the block in said holder, a link pivotallyconnected to said lever and to the lower end of said blockholder andprovided intermediate its ends with an oflset portion, a guide on saidsupport on which said link travels, and a shorter link pivotallyconnected to said lever and to the upper end of said blockholder.

9. A block-dropping mechanism for baling presses comprising ablock-holder, a pair of operating levers arranged above the balingchamber, a pair of links pivotally connected to said levers and to thelower end of said block-holder and provided intermediate their ends withoffset portions, a platform arranged at one side of the feed opening ofthe baling chamber and adapted to act as a support for the lower end ofthe said operating levers together, a short link pivotally connected tosaid yoke'and to the upper end of said block-holder, a transverselyarranged member on said platform provided with guides on which saidoifset links travel, and upwardly projecting portions on said memberwhich embrace said links.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses, this thirty-first day of August, 1911.

LUTHER TRABUE.

Witnesses:

WELLS L. CHURCH, CoRA BADGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

block in said holder, a yoke for connecting

